Amelia

#StudentSeptember – Amelia’s story

Amelia has been living with epilepsy since September 2021 during her first year at university. She shares how she felt about being diagnosed with...
Epilepsy Consortium Scotland

Epilepsy charities call for more choice on care

Today, 12 September, an association of organisations representing the epilepsy community in Scotland published a new report which calls on the need for people...
Four students

#StudentSeptember – Ella’s story

Ella was just 19 when she experienced her first tonic-clonic seizure. She shares how she felt when she was diagnosed and the challenges she...
Students

The #StudentSeptember campaign

Our Student Ambassador Chloe Smith provides more information about our #StudentSeptember campaign. In 2021, a student named Orla White contacted Epilepsy Scotland about raising...
Trevor Gray

Having temporal lobe epilepsy in my 50s

Trevor was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy in his 50s. Here he shares his experiences of being diagnosed and the challenges he has faced....
Brain

#TalkEpilepsy – Scott’s story

Scott was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was very young. He shares his experiences of living with the neurological condition. I was told by...
Stuart

Five most common topics on our helpline

Our Helpline Officer Uschi gives us her current top five topics that keep her and her colleague busy on the helpline at the moment....
Epilepsy Scotland Chief Executive, Lesslie Young and Dr Greenshields

Former Moderator of the Church of Scotland named epilepsy ambassador

Epilepsy Scotland is delighted to announce that Dr Iain Greenshields has become an ambassador of the charity. A widely-respected public figure, Dr Greenshields is...
Dianne and Emma

Epilepsy and SUDEP – Dianne’s story

Our Fundraising Manager, Gemma Fleet, talked to Dianne whose daughter Emma sadly passed away due to Sudden Unexplained Death In Epilepsy (SUDEP) in April...
Epilepsy Scotland training

My experience of Epilepsy Scotland’s epilepsy training

Victor, a Healthcare Assistant at the Lin Group, shares his experiences of Epilepsy Scotland’s training course and how the training will help in his...